A substantial amount of prior research has focused on the conflicting demands put on managers in multinational corporations (MNCs) as a result of simultaneous pressures for local responsiveness and global integration. However, despite this research we do not really understand how managers in...

This study is about helping managers identify and enhance the idiosyncratic firm resources required for delivering superior perceived use value to customers. Specifically, the research has focused on the organisational knowledge required for routinised service delivery, and has operationalised...

This is a study of managers' perceptions of the strategicpriorities in their strategic business unit (SBU). The perceptionsmanagers have of the current competitive strategy of their SBUare used to explore four main research themes. Managers'perceptions are accessed through a brief,...

This research – which was motivated by a perceived gap between thereality of the world of the strategic leader and leadershipdevelopment practice - offers an integrated perspective on thedimensions, development, and deployment of strategic leadercapability. In the first of three thematically...

This paper draws together four related strands of theory to address theprocesses of corporate value creation. Specifically, contributions fromresource-based theory, dynamic capabilities, corporate strategy and Mintzberg’sstructure theory have been combined to derive four congruent...

The management of an enduring relationship between provider and supplier has at its heart an implicit interaction between the valuation systems of the counterparts We take the view that this interaction is conveniently understood through the lens of knowledge management Knowledge management...

Do human resource management practices actually work? This timely and engaging volume examines the links between people management practices and organizational performance. Focusing on the implementation and impact of HR strategies, the book puts forward a model, which draws attention to: The...

The literature on ambidexterity is dominated by theoretical development and does not fully explain how ambidexterity is enacted. There is limited focus on the managerial actions in day-to-day operations that enable this important phenomenon. We posit that projects offer an ideal context to...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the findings of a doctoral thesis aimed at identifying how project managers orchestrate ambidexterity (the achievement of both exploitation of existing knowledge and exploration of new knowledge) at the level of the project....

Ambidexterity is of central importance to the competitive advantage of the firm, yet to date there is limited understanding of how it is managed. The theorization of ambidexterity is inadequate for complex, practical realities and, in turn, this hinders the way in which it can aid the management...